Thread by @miamalan

[Thread] 1. Are fewer vaccinated than unvaccinated people of 60+ in WC being hospitalised for #COVID19 + dying of it?

YES, FAR FEWER.

1. Hospitalisations: Out of 729 admissions, 699 (96%) = unvaccinated
2. Deaths: Out of 292 deaths, 287 (98.3%) = unvaccinated.

Data: 14-20 Aug

2. Look @ the note @ the bottom of this @WestCapeHealth slide: "With thanks to Sanford Health Hospitals for concept". This is in reference to a slide with a similar template which Sanford Hospitals use for their data, which was also used to release Groote Schuur data this week.

3. #Antivaxxers falsely argued Groote Schuur Hospital data released on this template = untrue because it used a graphic that looked like Sanford Health Hospitals'. But @westerncapehealth confirmed the data as accurate + 2day released more data using a similar template.

4. How much more likely is an unvaccinated #HealthWorker in WC to die of #COVID19 than a vaccinated HCW?

3.3. times

WC data (3rd wave data):
* 1 in 480 unvaccinated HCWs die of #COVID
* 1 in 1490 HCWs die of COVID

5. What % of WC's most at risk population (60+) has been vaccinated?
* Fully vaccinated (60+): 55%
* Partially vaccinated (60+): 64%

Other age groups:
* 50-59: 34% fully vaccinated
* 18-49: 10% fully vaccinated

6. Are fewer vaccinated people of 60+ in WC getting #COVID (also mild/moderate forms of it) than unvaccinated people?

Yes.

Of 2455 #COVID19 cases, 92% were among unvaccinated people (data = 14-20 Aug)

7. Why should you get vaccinated against #COVID19?

To save you life and reduce your chances of ending up in an ICU or on a ventilator because of #COVID.

Video = Anthony Fauci, US infectious diseases expert